The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-04-28
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Voltaire said all the reasonings of
men are not worth one sentiment of
woman.
A violoncello by Stradivarius has
just been bought by Jules Desart in
Paris for $4,000.
Alexander B. Coke, Jr., of New York,
is said to be the biggest man at Yale,
his weight being given as 81 pounds.
The refusal of the Beechers to use
black may have its effect on society
mourning.
Oakley Hall, formerly Mayor of New
FORK, has become a naturalized English
subject. He says he never expects to
see America again.
Stamped leather chairs for dining
room or library have reached point
of elegance that causes some people to
hesitate to sit down on them.
Twenty ostriches are on their way
from the colony of Natal, South Africa,
to California. They will be placed on
the ostrich farm near Anaheim.
A large brass turtle, whose back
opens when the head is pressed with
the feet and makes an article for men
who expectorate, is something new.
The late Mrs. Beck, wife of the Ken
lucky Senator, was one of the most
brilliant women in official society, and,
like Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Morrison, and
Mrs. Carlisle, knew more of public
questions than half the men in Con
gress.
Miss Catharine Wolfe of New York,
who is said to be worth $10,000,000,
is an invalid, and pays DR.. Helmuth
100000 year for his professional
services. E good many physicians
would be glad to have Wolfe like
that at their DOOR
Alexander Mcdonald of Manchester,
n H., has just discovered a long-lost
brother in the person of the newly
elected ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Mich
igan. They were natives of Sidney,
Breton Island, and were separated
about forty years ago.
King Oscar of Sweden has written
drama, lie Chateau de kronburg,n
which will shortly be produced at the
theatre at Buda-Pesth. 1t is in one
act and founded on an episode of the
war between Sweden and Denmark in
the seventeenth century.
The Marquis of Butte. with his char
hoe Cr;y- GE
for the establishment of a National
Institute in Wales at Cardiff for the
advancement of literature, art, and
science, as a jubilee memorial. The
scheme will cost in its entirety $65,-
900.
Miss Sett Postle, a Detroit young
lady, recently received news that an
uncle in Australia had left her legacy
of $3.50, 900. Since the news was made
public she has received offers of mar
riage from thirty ambitious young
men who are anxious to help her spend
the money.
An old church in Utica which is soon
to be torn down belongs to a society
which was organized by the Reformed
Dutch in 1923 and chartered as a con-
gregation by William III. in 1896
The building was erected in 1889, and
during its erection riot arose because
the marble was cut by Sing Sing con-
victs.
Berry Taylor, who died recently in
Newport, kentucky, had profound
admiration for actors and actresses,
and spent much money entertaining
them He is said to have disposed of
over $100,0 600 in this way, and before
his death it was necessary to have a
guardian to keep him from squander-
ing his entire fortune.
A New York steam company
furnishes steam power through pipes
to 436 engines from a large steam
station on Greenwich street. The con-
ductors or pipes used for conveying
the steam are of very large dimensions.
The steam when delivered to the
engine is wet, and the pressure is about
eighty or possibly ninety pounds.
Millionaire Mackay recently filled for
week the position of superintendent
OF the bonanza mines, during the tenn
porary absence of the regular boss He
was up bright and early every morning,
donned a miners suit, went into the
mine at the usual hour, and was not
seen again on the surface till he
emerged from the subterranean depths
at $3.50 in the evening. He took hold
just as he used to in the old times
when he had TO do it for 81 per day.
A large business in the manufacture
of liquid carbonic acid is being built
up by an enterprising German firm.
The liquid is used for various industrial
purposes. 1t is used for charging beer
in the cask, in the manufacture of
settler waters, and for fire extinguish-
ers. By its expansion the Krupps of
Essen subject their great castings to
the pressure of 1900 atmospheres.
Its gas is also expected so raise sunken
ships, heavy weights having been very
quickly raised from the sea bottom by
its aid.
Queen Victoria's coachmakers have
just renovated one of her Majesty's six
state coacheS IN preparation Tor the
court functions of the jubilee year.
The door-handles and armoriai bear
ings are of gold, as also are the crest
and Order of ST. George upon the roof,
the body of the carriage is of vermilion.
picked out with gold, and the springs
and all the ironwork are gilt. Repre-
sensations of the crown and garter are
among the adornments of the equipage,
which is lined with blue silk. No fewer
than 1000 leaves of gold were used in
the decoration.
Washington diplomates are said to
keep from using any of their annual
salaries by occasionally selling out
their furniture and wines, which they
are allowed to import free of duty.